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Among the highlights of our very successful Annual Meeting, held on Dec. 6, 2016 was the awarding of the first Cancer Champion Award. The 2016 Connecticut Cancer Champion Award is awarded to Andrea Silber, MD for her contributions to cancer prevention and control in our state. This is the first Connecticut Cancer Champion Award to be given annually to an outstanding Connecticut resident who contributes to cancer prevention and control in our state, and who demonstrates commitment to reducing the burden of cancer in Connecticut through work on policy, systems and environmental change. Dr. Silber is a Medical Oncologist at Smilow Cancer…

Examples of Cancer Disparities Although cancer incidence and mortality overall are declining in all racial/ethnic groups in the United States, certain groups continue to be at increased risk of developing or dying from particular cancers. Some key cancer incidence and mortality disparities among U.S. racial/ethnic groups include: African Americans have higher death rates than all other groups for many, although not all, cancer types. African American women are much more likely than white women to die of breast cancer. The mortality gap is widening as the incidence rate in African American women, which in the past had been lower than that…

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